"Judge" loses $54m trousers claim

Mandy · Post by **Mandy** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:05 pm

I thought there was a thread on this a few month ago, but I can't find it. Maybe it was archived.

Glad the court ruled against this outrageous claim.

[web]https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6238364.stm[/web]

11antoniacourt · Post by **11antoniacourt** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:30 pm

Imagine the hubris on this guy. Not to mention the degree to which he is an ahole.

Post by **faceless** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:47 pm

that's good it's been thrown out, what an arse the guy was.

luke · Post by **luke** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:47 pm

$54 million?! that guys having a laugh!

Post by **faceless** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:48 pm

he was trying to take the cleaners to the cleaners - the anti-pun police stopped him just in time.

Mandy · Post by **Mandy** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:48 pm

faceless wrote:he was trying to take the cleaners to the cleaners - the anti-pun police stopped him just in time.

He looks like from a minority community himself. He should have more respect for other minority communities who are just trying to survive.

SpursFan1902 · Post by **SpursFan1902** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:34 pm

I heard this on NPR on the way home today and actually cheered. This rates right up there with the lady that sued McD's because her coffee was too hot and she had it where no cup of coffee should EVER be...

Post by **Skylace** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:36 pm

What amazes me is that he is a judge as well. I am so glad this got thrown out and from what I saw on the news he may end up paying the dry cleaners legal fees as well.

11antoniacourt · Post by **11antoniacourt** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:57 pm

I especially like that the NLRB has called for him to be disbarred.

This part confused me:
According to the Washington Post, he also added the cost of hiring a car every weekend to enable him to drive to an alternative dry-cleaners for the next 10 years.

It would have been much cheaper if he hired a taxi to just drop the dry cleaning off and pick it up two days later. And for that matter there are a ton of dry cleaners who pick up and deliver. WTF was he renting, the Space Shuttle?

Post by **eefanincan** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:32 pm

11antoniacourt wrote:I especially like that the NLRB has called for him to be disbarred.

This part confused me:
According to the Washington Post, he also added the cost of hiring a car every weekend to enable him to drive to an alternative dry-cleaners for the next 10 years.

It would have been much cheaper if he hired a taxi to just drop the dry cleaning off and pick it up two days later. And for that matter there are a ton of dry cleaners who pick up and deliver. WTF was he renting, the Space Shuttle?

I know, idiotic, wasn't it? Apparently he factored in all this stuff like his transportation, etc. just because the sign in the shop said "Satisfaction Guaranteed" and he felt he wouldn't be satisfied any other way.

And I'm very happy he had to pay the court costs of the store owners.

major.tom · Post by **major.tom** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:51 pm

What do you know? I guess reason prevails after all.

fyi, here's the original thread (which, to my surprise, I started).

https://couchtripper.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?t=4064

11antoniacourt · Post by **11antoniacourt** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:08 am

The story in Major.tom's original post states : "He's somehow purporting that he has a constitutional right to a dry cleaner within four blocks of his apartment".

Life, Liberty, and the persuit of dry cleaning down the street, damnit!

major.tom · Post by **major.tom** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:24 am

11antoniacourt wrote:Life, Liberty, and the persuit of dry cleaning down the street, damnit!

Give me a steam press or give me death!

girldorksrule · Post by **girldorksrule** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:01 pm

I'm elated he has to pay for the court costs as well. What a complete jackass and I'm glad for once there is a judge with some sense.

Post by **eefanincan** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:35 pm

major.tom wrote:
11antoniacourt wrote:Life, Liberty, and the persuit of dry cleaning down the street, damnit!

Give me a steam press or give me death!